Co-Founder of Largest Christian Music Festival Sentenced for Child Sex Abuse Charges

Harry Thomas
Share:

The former New Jersey pastor who co-founded the popular Creation Festival was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison over charges of child sexual abuse.

Harry Thomas, 75, formerly pastored Come Alive New Testament Church in Medford Township, New Jersey, and was the co-founder of what is billed as the largest Christian music festival in the United States, according to The Associated Press.

The ex-minister’s prison sentence came after he tried unsuccessfully to withdraw his guilty plea. He was ultimately sentenced for his sexual abuses against five young girls. {eoa}

Click here to read the rest of this story from our content partners at Faithwire.

The news of the day doesn’t have to leave you feeling hopeless and angry. Sign up for the Faithwire Newsletter for encouraging stories delivered right to your inbox.

+ posts
Share:

Related topics:

See an error in this article?

Send us a correction

To contact us or to submit an article

Click and play our featured shows

Hillsong Settles Assault Case Against Former Staff Member

Hillsong has settled an assault case against one of their former staff members, Jason Mays, in the assault against Anna Crenshaw.   According to ChurchLeaders, the Australian-based megachurch has settled with a former Hillsong college student, Crenshaw. She filed a...

University Protests ‘An Externally Funded and Organized Effort’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyNFI-kXpZ4 JERUSALEM, Israel – Within just a few weeks, anti-Israel protests have expanded to occupy U.S. campuses coast to coast. Given the overall coordination, officials are questioning whether these demonstrations go beyond a spontaneous student movement to a more well-funded outside...

Greg Locke Reveals Groundbreaking Plans for Church

In a live Sunday morning Facebook stream, Pastor Greg Locke revealed the plans for a new building at Global Vision. After seeing his ministry explode in the past few years, meeting under a tent because of the influx of people...

Man Claims ‘Possession’ Drove Him to Cannibalism

There have been heinous events throughout history. Satan’s perversion of humanity and his influence in committing atrocities is not new, but today’s culture feels as though it has been saturated by criminal acts and are viewed as mundane by modern...

National Day of Prayer: What Are You Praying For?

Today is national day of prayer. We encourage you to join Charisma Media in praying God’s blessings over our families, our co-workers, our neighborhoods and our country on this most blessed day. Breaking News. Spirit-Filled Stories. Subscribe to Charisma on YouTube now!...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 97 98 99 100
Scroll to Top